infelonious en · ADJ
Etymology
From in- + felonious.
Meanings
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Not felonious, malignant, or criminal.
Though never even as a child thoughtlessly cruel, nay, delighting to rescue drowning insects and watch their recovery, there was a disagreeable silent remembrance of her having strangled her sister's canary-bird in a final fit of exasperation at its shrill singing which had again and again jarringly interrupted her own... the thought of that infelonious murder had always made her wince.
1876, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most infelonious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more infelonious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |